Tottenham Hotspur have wasted no time in putting together their new coaching setup following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou.
Tottenham have quickly moved to replace Postecoglou with Brentford manager Thomas Frank, and now his coaching team is also close to being confirmed.
Tottenham agreed terms with Frank following the departure of Postecoglou and contacted Brentford earlier this week to hold talks regarding compensation and staff.
Now, Jay Harris and David Ornstein of The Athletic have reported on the coaches who are set to join Frank at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
One of these coaches is especially highly rated and is said to be among the best young coaches around, along with being “all about fresh ideas”.
Justin Cochrane set to join Tottenham alongside Thomas Frank
Harris and Ornstein took to X to report that Justin Cochrane, Chris Haslam and Joe Newton will join Frank’s backroom staff at Tottenham.
Cochrane is especially highly rated, with The Athletic’s report deeming him “among the most promising in the English game”.
Cochrane previously worked at Tottenham’s academy and has also worked in the England setup, from the Under-15s all the way up to the senior setup with Thomas Tuchel.
Why Tottenham fans should be excited about Justin Cochrane rejoining Spurs
Cochrane is a superb young coach with considerable experience both at youth level and at senior level.
He also knows Tottenham well, having worked in the academy in his formative coaching days.
Former Spurs youth goalkeeper Luke Amos worked with Cochrane and he couldn’t sing the 43-year-old’s praises highly enough.
“With Justin, it was all about fresh ideas,” Amos told The Athletic back in 2022.
“He would watch Barcelona or Real Madrid in the Champions League on a Tuesday and then in training on Wednesday he would say, ‘I saw this last night, let’s try it’. To have a coach who wants to try different things is refreshing.
“He reminded us that football is about fun, but you need to train properly. I’ve never seen him lose his head, but if training wasn’t right or someone was being sloppy, he would definitely tell them. He sets high demands. That’s what the best coaches do.
“He is so good to work with and you can always approach him. Everyone connected with him easily. He was my coach at different age groups.
“He is not going to be the same with me when I was 14 and when I’m 20 – he adapts.
“When I was going through a few things, Justin would help out – like my mentality and not getting too frustrated – because that is something I definitely struggled with when I was younger.”